Mikhail Ostrogradsky

Summary

Mikhail Ostrogradsky is a human^[1]. Born in Pashenivka^[2], he… he was born on September 12, 1801^[3]. He died in Poltava^[4]. He died on December 20, 1861^[5]. He worked as a physicist^[6], mathematician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Mikhail Ostrogradsky was born in Pashenivka^[2].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky died in Poltava^[4].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky was born on September 12, 1801^[3].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky was born on September 24, 1801^[10].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky died on December 20, 1861^[5].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky died on January 1, 1862^[11].
• Burial took place at Pashenivka^[12].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky held citizenship in Russian Empire^[13].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky's professions included physicist^[6].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky worked as a mathematician^[7].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky's professions included university teacher^[8].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky's field of work was mathematical analysis^[14].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky's field of work was mechanics^[15].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky's field of work was trigonometry^[16].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky's field of work was mathematics^[17].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky's field of work was applied mathematics^[18].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky's field of work was probability theory^[19].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky was employed by Nicholas Academy of Engineering^[20].
• Among Mikhail Ostrogradsky's employers was Military Engineering-Technical University^[21].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky was employed by St. Petersburg State Transport University^[22].
• Among Mikhail Ostrogradsky's employers was Naval Cadet Corps^[23].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky was employed by Main Pedagogical Institute^[24].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky was employed by Mikhailovsky Artillery School^[25].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky was educated at Science Faculty of Paris^[26].
• Mikhail Ostrogradsky's education included a stint at Imperial Kharkov University^[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Pashenivka^[2], Mikhail Ostrogradsky… Recorded date of birth include September 12, 1801^[3] and September 24, 1801^[10].

Education

Educated at Science Faculty of Paris^[26], a faculty^[28], in France^[29], founded in 1811^[30]; Imperial Kharkov University^[27], an imperial universities of the Russian Empire^[31], in Russian Empire^[32], founded in 1803^[33]; and Poltava men's gymnasium^[34], a school^[35], in Russian Empire^[36], founded in 1808^[37]. Doctoral advisors include Siméon Denis Poisson^[38] and Augustin-Louis Cauchy^[39]. Studied under Timofei Fedorovic Osipovsky^[40] and Ivan Kotliarevskyi^[41].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include physicist^[6], mathematician^[7], and university teacher^[8]. Fields of work include mathematical analysis^[14], an academic discipline^[42]; mechanics^[15], a branch of physics^[43]; trigonometry^[16], a branch of mathematics^[44]; mathematics^[17], an academic discipline^[45]; applied mathematics^[18], an academic discipline^[46]; and probability theory^[19], a branch of mathematics^[47]. Employers include Nicholas Academy of Engineering^[20], an educational institution^[48], in Russia^[49]; Military Engineering-Technical University^[21], an institute of technology^[50], in Russia^[51], founded in 1810^[52], headquartered in Saint Petersburg^[53]; St. Petersburg State Transport University^[22], a public university^[54], in Russia^[55], founded in 1809^[56]; Naval Cadet Corps^[23], a military academy^[57], in Russian Empire^[58], founded in 1752^[59]; Main Pedagogical Institute^[24], a university^[60], in Russian Empire^[61], founded in 1816^[62]; and Mikhailovsky Artillery School^[25], a military school^[63], in Russian Empire^[64], founded in 1820^[65]. Notable students include Viktor Bunyakovsky^[66], Ivan Vyshnegradsky^[67], Daniel Delaru^[68], Dmitry Ivanovich Zhuravsky^[69], Nikolay Pavlovich Petrov^[70], and Chizhov, Fedor Vasilievich^[71]. Mikhail Ostrogradsky supervised Nikolai Brashman as a doctoral student^[72].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Ostrogradsky's method^[73], divergence theorem^[74], Liouville's formula^[75], and Ostrogradsky instability^[76]. Things named for Mikhail Ostrogradsky include divergence theorem^[77], Liouville's formula^[78], and Ostrogradskii Prize^[79].

Recognition

Awards received include Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class^[80], Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class^[81], Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class^[82], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[83].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 20, 1861^[5] and January 1, 1862^[11]. Mikhail Ostrogradsky died in Poltava^[4]. He is buried at Pashenivka^[12].

Why It Matters

Mikhail Ostrogradsky ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (27 views/month, #7,274 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[84] He is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[85]

Entities named for him include divergence theorem^[77], Liouville's formula^[78], and Ostrogradskii Prize^[79].

His notable doctoral advisees include Nikolai Brashman^[86], a mathematician^[87], 1796–1866^[88], of Austrian Empire^[89], awarded the Demidov Prize^[90], specialised in analytic geometry^[91] and Dmitry Ivanovich Zhuravsky^[92], a mathematician^[93], 1821–1891^[94], of Russian Empire^[95], awarded the Demidov Prize^[96], specialised in mechanics^[97].

FAQs

Where was Mikhail Ostrogradsky born?

Born in Pashenivka^[2], Mikhail Ostrogradsky…

Where did Mikhail Ostrogradsky die?

Mikhail Ostrogradsky passed away in Poltava^[4].

What did Mikhail Ostrogradsky do for work?

Mikhail Ostrogradsky worked as physicist^[6], mathematician^[7], and university teacher^[8].

Where did Mikhail Ostrogradsky go to school?

Mikhail Ostrogradsky was educated at Science Faculty of Paris^[26], Imperial Kharkov University^[27], and Poltava men's gymnasium^[34].

What awards did Mikhail Ostrogradsky receive?

Honors received include Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class^[80], Order of Saint Stanislaus, 1st class^[81], Order of St. Vladimir, 3rd class^[82], and Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[83].